(a) with the intention
of committing a serious computer offence, or
(b) with the intention of
facilitating the commission of a serious computer offence (whether by the
person or by another person),
is guilty of an offence.
: Maximum
penalty--Imprisonment for 3 years.
(2) For the purposes of this section,
"possession or control of data" includes--
(a) possession of a computer or
data storage device holding or containing the data or of a document in which
the data is recorded, and
(b) control of data held in a computer that is in
the possession of another person (whether the computer is in this jurisdiction
or outside this jurisdiction).
(3) A person may be found guilty of an offence
against this section even if committing the serious computer offence concerned
is impossible.
(4) It is not an offence to attempt to commit an offence
against this section.